A SHEPSHED pub will appear on national television in its bid to B&B the best.

Paul Spencer, 43 who was born and has lived most of his life in Shepshed, has been landlord of the Jolly Farmer’s pub in Shepshed for just under 12 months and at 11.15am this Thursday (July 7) his beloved traditional British pub will be part of Channel Five programme ‘To B&B The Best’ where homeowners are hoping to make some extra cash from their spare rooms.

In each episode, expert Lisa Holloway, owner of award-winning Newark B&B Compton House, who was spotted after her appearance on Channel Four show ‘Four in a Bed’, will visit a different homeowner who has either just started or is about to start opening up their own home to paying guests.

Mr Spencer has been a chef since he was 16 and it has always been a dream of his to own a restaurant or pub, and now he has finally managed to make it come true he is hoping that his appearance on national television could help boost the popularity of his free house.

Mr Spencer has started to let out two of his smaller bedrooms above the pub for £30 a night, and when expert Lisa came to visit she gave him advice on how to make the most of the space he had, and recommended that rather than the communal bathroom the rooms have at the minute, to give each room an en suite.

The traditionalist pub is based on what Mr Spencer believes to be a “dying form of pub” which serves local ales, beers and spirits and has “a lot of character” according to the Shepshed landlord.

Landlord Mr Spencer said: “It is a lot of hard work running the pub but it is really fulfilling and I’ve got some great regulars who make it all worth it.

“Every penny that I get from the spare rooms goes back into revamping them and making them better so I’m hoping that with the advice I’ve been given and also the appearance on national television that more people come and stay at the pub because I know it is a lovely area around here too.”